Few questions around Timesheets.

[jbond007]

strangely my thread has turned into a debate around invoicing rather than about timesheet specifics (my original post). but I guess those two are closely related.

Like most of open internet forums, you will get a lot of responses and not all answering your original question. But many tend to be helpful in one way or another.

As for timesheet, in the more common agency/client setup there will be a need to do 2 timesheets, one for agency and one for client. There isn't a need to do yet another for yourself.

[northernladuk]

Like most of open internet forums, you will get a lot of responses and not all answering your original question. But many tend to be helpful in one way or another.

As for timesheet, in the more common agency/client setup there will be a need to do 2 timesheets, one for agency and one for client. There isn't a need to do yet another for yourself.

+1

OP has asked a specific question to which and answer wouldn't have solved his bigger problem so we've questioned why and suggested a much better solution. Not sure why he's guessing they are closely related. Without timesheets you don't get paid so couldn't be any closer really. He wants a timesheet for invoicing so why wouldn't it get mentioned?

[WTFH]

Your Ltd doesn't need to produce timesheets.
Your Ltd needs to produce invoices. Those will then be matched against approved timesheets from the client (and possibly from the agent as well). As a result of the invoice from you and the approved timesheets, the agent then raises their invoice to the client. And then the payment process happens.

So, while your Ltd does not need to produce timesheets, you need to make sure you have approved timesheets from the client/agent before you send in your invoice.

[l35kee]

If you're on a day rate, tell your account how many days your worked. That's all they need. No time sheet or anything required.

But yeah it's so easy to send an invoice.. I can see why an accountant offers this as a service, no effort to them at all.